OCCUPIED WEST BANK, 06 Sept. - (ANA) - At least 30 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank in the week ending 2 September, including seven children – the highest number of deaths in a single week since November last year, UN humanitarian wing OCHA said on Wednesday.

 

Israel’s large-scale operation in the north is continuing, OCHA said in a daily news update, which accounts for 27 of the deaths “where lethal war-like tactics” have been deployed, according to humanitarians, including 10 killed by airstrikes.

 

“Four members of the Israeli forces have been killed in the same period by Palestinians in Hebron and Jenin governorates”, OCHA reported.

 

UN humanitarians called on Israeli forces to “adhere to international law enforcement standards, where lethal force and firearms are a last resort used only against imminent threats of death or serious injury.”

 

OCHA also reiterated that humanitarian access must always be facilitated.

 

Since 7 October, Israeli forces have intensified movement restrictions in the Israeli-controlled area of Hebron city, disrupting access to livelihoods and services for thousands of Palestinians, OCHA added.

 

“These restrictions are further aggravating the already difficult living conditions there.”   - (ANA) -

 

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